Hilary Beattie and Jenny Rolfe present a new exhibition of textile art inspired by nature, along with work from Hilary’s Language of Flowers class students. Our Easter exhibition will be on show from Saturday 24 March[...]

Impress your quilting friends with this tricky looking block technique! Disappearing Four-Patch is actually super easy, very versatile and perfect for quilts, cushions and borders. Friday is Free Demo Day Come along to the[...]

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Patchwork and quilting projects are everywhere these days, and we’re all being tempted by the lovely images in the magazines and TV programmes – but what if you’re just a beginner and don’t know how to do all that fancy stuff? It takes loads of special skills and years of experience to make a patchwork… Continue Reading

*No flying saucers here… in the world of patchwork and quilting, a UFO is an Un-Finished Object, and almost all quilters have a few lying around somewhere! When it comes to unfinished quilting projects, we’ve found that there’s usually a reason why they’re not done – a decision that needs to be made, a technical… Continue Reading

No time to spare during the week? How about one of our Saturday classes instead? Maybe you’re a complete beginner and want to learn to make a quilt, but you’re not sure where to start or what you actually need? Or are you already a quilter who’s happy to work on your own, but sometimes… Continue Reading

Are you too busy to fit in a weekly patchwork group or class? Maybe you’re a complete beginner and want to learn to make a quilt, but you’re not sure where to start or what you actually need? Or are you already a quilter who’s happy to work on your own, but sometimes you need… Continue Reading

Drunkard’s Path is a popular, traditional patchwork pattern where curved corners appear to have been cut from squares and rearranged to create a wiggling, organic pattern of paths and pinwheel shapes. Achieving this effect usually means sewing a convex curve to a concave one for every patch – with lots of pins, fiddling and frustration!… Continue Reading